![]() ![]() ![]() Jerdon (an English botanist, doctor and one of the first Europeans who was interested in Indian birds) wrote about the historical range of the Indian rhinoceros distribution. Today, it can be seen only in Terai, swampy areas of southern Nepal, the northern state of India – Uttar Pradesh, the northern state of Bihar and in the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam. It liked swampy savannahs and grasslands of plain Terai and Brahmaputra, but because of destroying the habitat and climate changes, the population of the Indian rhinoceros was decreasing constantly in XIX century. It also appeared in Burma, southern China and Indochina. In the past, it used to live in the whole north part of the Indian subcontinent reaching Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra, from Pakistan to Burmese border with India, in the part of Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan. Indian rhinoceros / greater one-horned rhinoceros ( Rhinoceros unicornis). Names: The Indian rhinoceros ( Rhinoceros unicornis), the greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros.An animal, which can be extremely brutal for its relatives, can also show sweetening behavior. Although it can be admired in more than one zoo, it does not feel good in captivity and at least not well enough for the reproduction. This is one of the largest land animals in the world and at the same time one of the least friendly towards other rhinos. Milk of the Indian rhinoceros is low in fat and protein but high in lactose, which is comparable to the milk composition of other rhinoceros species and horses, but not African elephants.Ĭhanges over lactation Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) colostrum hindgut fermenters milk milk composition.The Indian rhinoceros ( Rhinoceros unicornis) The greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros The main FAs in rhino B's and rhino A's samples were C10 : 0, C12 : 0, C16 : 0, C18 : 1n9c, and C18 : 2n6c. ![]() Rhino B gave birth to her eighth calf on 05 October 2013 samples were collected and 15 were chosen for the analyses (from colostrum to 13 mo postpartum). ![]() Rhino A gave birth to her third calf on 10 September 2012 three samples were collected and analyzed (colostrum, milk 1 wk and 2 wk postpartum). Milk samples were collected from two Indian rhinoceros cows from Zoo Basel. DM, ASH, CP, and EE were determined with a proximate analysis, lactose with infrared spectroscopy and an enzymatic method, minerals with an autoanalyzer, FA with gas chromatography, and GE with bomb calorimetry. The following parameters were measured: dry matter (DM), crude ash (ASH), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), nitrogen-free extract (NFE calculated), lactose, calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), fatty acids (FAs), and gross energy (GE). The objective of this study was to determine the major nutrient composition of Indian rhinoceros milk ( Rhinoceros unicornis) over the first 13 mo of an 18-mo lactation period and to compare the results to those of previous studies on rhinoceros, African elephant ( Loxodonta africana), and horse milk ( Equus ferus caballus). ![]()
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